Martha (Arrowsmith) Becket (1834 - 1915)

Born 1834 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England

Wife of John Dunning — married 29 Dec 1856 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Ambrose Becket — married 21 Dec 1868 in Crewe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1915 at about age 81 in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England

Biography

Martha (Arrowsmith) Becket was born in Cheshire, England.

Martha was born in 1834. She was the daughter of Joseph Arrowsmith and Elizabeth Barrow She was christened 4th May 1834 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England^[1]

She was living with the Muskett family at Clotton Hoofield, Tarvin, Cheshire, England in 1841^[2]

She was a servant living with the Taylor family at Park Place, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England and she was working as a Farm Servant in 1851^[3]

She married John Dunning on 29th December 1856 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England^[4]

She was living with her husband and children at Coppenhall Moss, Church Coppenhall, Cheshire, England in 1861^[5]

She married in 1868 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England to Ambrose Becket^[6]

She was living with her husband and son Joseph in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England in 1871^[7]

She was living with her husband and son Joseph in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England in 1881^[8]

She was living with her husband at Peel Street, Coppenhall Monks, Cheshire, England in 1891^[9]

She was still living with her husband at Minshull New Road Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, England in 1901^[10]

She was still with her husband still living in Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire, England in 1911^[11]

She passed away in 1915^[12]

Children

• William Dunning 1853
• Joseph Dunning 1857

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N459-VJV : 10 February 2018), Martha Arrowsmith, 04 May 1834, Christening; citing item 1 p 108, Warmingham, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,551,110.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7M2-CFK : 13 December 2017), Martha Arrowsmith in household of John Muskett, Tarvin, Cheshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2T-T41 : 8 November 2017), Martha Harrowsmith in household of Richard Taylor, Little Budworth, Cheshire, England; citing Little Budworth, Cheshire, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Y4-HGJ : 7 December 2017), John Dunning and Martha Arrowsmith, 29 Dec 1856, Marriage; citing item 6 p 88, , Warmingham, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,691.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M726-QTQ : 8 December 2017), Martha Danning in household of John Danning, Church Coppenhall, Cheshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKG-GRM : 13 December 2014), Martha Dunning, 1868; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1868, quarter 4, vol. 8A, p. 450, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJQ-1ZP : 11 December 2017), Martha Beckett in entry for Ambrose Beckett, 1871.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-KSLJ : 13 December 2017), Martha Beaked in household of Ambrose Beaked, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 42, Piece/Folio 3540/109, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,027.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:49BQ-7ZM : 11 December 2017), Martha Beckett in household of Ambrose Beckett, Coppenhall Monks, Cheshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6X-8B7 : 8 April 2016), Martha Becket in household of Ambrose Becket, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Crewe subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW38-NNG : 21 December 2018), Martha Beckett in household of Ambrose Beckett, Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JW6-D58 : 31 December 2014), Martha Beckett, 1915; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.